Keegan Nowman
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NIU assistant professor, students share perspectives on declining attention spans research (opens the original)
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Coming back to campus after a summer vacation can be an adjustment for most students. Professionals and NIU students say that society’s decreasing attention span has made the transition more difficult. In a 2023 appearance on an American Psychological Association podcast, psychologist Gloria Mark observed how long people spent working on one computer program before switching to another one. . “So back in 2004, we found the average attention span on any screen to be two and a half minutes on aver
DeKalb Public Library hosts second voter registration event (opens the original)
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DeKALB – From 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday, the DeKalb Public Library hosted its second voter registration event. The registration is part of the America 250 initiative series of events hosted by the DeKalb Public Library at 309 Oak St. Director of Adult Service, Amy Freeman, said this event differs from the past event because she had County Clerk and Recorder, Tasha Sims, to help with individual questions. “We’re gonna have Tasha Sims with us, who is our clerk and recorder, who we love so much, and
Richard Grund fosters passion in dancers (opens the original)
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From spending time in dance companies, to becoming an NIU professor and faculty at the Joffrey Ballet, Richard Grund has developed his career in dance over many years in the profession. Grund knew he wanted to start dancing at an early age. The appeal was that dance represented ideas that were hard to vocalize into movement. “In our regular lives, we trust body language more than we trust the words of somebody who’s talking to us. So, dance can just say so easily the things that are very hard to
City council tables House of Ember, discuss safety concerns (opens the original)
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DeKALB — City council discussed a resolution which would authorize the private club House of Ember to acquire the church on 220 N. Third St. Preventing crime was also a topic discussed. The House of Ember is a private club that would require a membership to access. They intend to use this space for recreational activities such as smoking cigars and relaxing. Christian McCullough said he currently has five members and 11 pledges who have shown interest in the club if granted the space. “The purpo
DeKalb County Clerk shares mail-in voting guidance for students (opens the original)
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On Sept. 14, the Supreme Court blocked a Postal Service rule which affected mail-in voting ahead of the midterm elections. Although the courts are able to rule on the case in the future, there will be no effect on mail-in voting for this upcoming election. One concern with mail-in voting was ballot security. Tasha Sims, DeKalb county clerk and recorder, said voters should not worry about their ballots going anywhere else. “I like to just reassure people that everything we do with vote by mail we
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